Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-05
FHB MILLER FRIlL.
The Proceedings Of the
Fourth Day
Dep rate EiIsFts Il lhs DfsBss 70
th7k the Cas- Fl ii ? 0ssssllou
Remarkable Memories Of the MFIer
Fsmiiy - Close Observers 81 the
COsk-Thelr Vivid ReeoIIeesIou
sfths NoraisS Of the Crime.

der Of J. n. Colmsn aud Wilbar Pstser
The prosecution having concluded d
preeenlAtisn Of evidences aRaiass the &C
cused, TIE defense opened in his bshsil
j. 3. Aeteaife, ecuosei for Miller, on.
lined a. length the plsn dssernins,
upoa, TO wit: They woald endeavor I,
establish vindicfiVsResz on the part o
Prosecutor R9Hald; animosity by BaE
rows; that I4diaus hsd malice toward
Colman; that Little Jack hid sper
Sunday night on Mercer Islaud; tia
u iilsr was at home q. the tius Of IA,
muFdsT; that be was In tovr
At 1879 Monday morning, and that b,
could not have got there 0vtF the rent.
spseified 10 the tins giVsn. The greater
paKt Of the testimony presented was 40
pareniiy skilifnllY cooked. The vif,
aud tive Of tbs children Of accused vers
apon the stand, and ali knex and dida'l
know precisely the same things. Events
| u February, 1886, six teen months 500
they could loo4te - q minute-nOt one
Of them. bat dozens Of theal, Every
time anyone entered or II the houss;
every time they got up or vest to bed
everytime they ate neal; every time
anything was done By any one Of the
members OF the household, IL was noted
| by all the others, the time taken from
tbe clock aEd remembered With extra.
ordinary care and unauimity. Even
the little 10y, Ge0raie, OF six or seven
Years al that time, never let the dsy 90
pist without looking st the calendar;
hs could tell to = inmate exsctly when
anything occurred, no matter kow
trivial. and further, be could remember
q distinctly 10 the time OF taking the
stand Yesterday. The testimony ere
sented was 10 brief as follows:
Mr.. BogaFt-My claim Is On Mercer
| Island. IL IL the east half Of northwest
quarter Of section ID. township "a
range 4 east.
william Z. COnway-Live on cas-;
| eide Of l. Ike Washinst n, half a mile
from Msydsnbauer By. Kaov Geo.
| II. Miller. Was AZ POWELL camp Feb
ruAFy 8. 1886; left there At $50 and wen,
to MilleI's, arriving there before 8. Saw
| Miller almO-t az once, i've OF ten min-
ates before 8. SIR. Miller, Lizzie, 10 10.
Minnie aud q orRie Miller we're
there. Did net see Mrs. Miller
Ar. Miller remained there 10 OF
/ 10 inmates after nv arrival,
Rheu be left for Seattle. Have crossed
Mercer Islsnd. KnoE the cotton Rosd
aud alder tree growing at the psist OF
crossing tbs island. TIE ooaHtry about
Is rough. 10 takes NE An hour aud
twenty minutes TO GROSS the island at
that point. | know = tres on tue south
point OF the island overhanRiug the wa
ter. IttO0k me an hour aRd fivs naiautss
. roe from that tree to the sther two
trees mentioned, the weather being fav-
Orable for rowing at the tins.
Mr. Miller appeared about as usual
N ths morning Of February ssh, pre-
senting no sign OF special exsFtion or
axcitement. Was al MilleF's February
5,h, and stayed all night. Was there
g clear land Tor Lizzie Miller, working
for her on the 8. aud $50. without
charge. l. zzs aud l. her sister and
com Evan. rolled logs both days. The
ouly TINS | can positively tx for hear
i1g thu Stelsln d Post whistle was on
he morning OF February Ssh, abont
7.30 O'Clock. can remember dates to
sue h97t and minute, as easily "a | can
rene slasF transAcsioas Ocelrrinx AZ
4uoh times. | have been at MIllsr's
several times since Ihe murder, and
nave died an sfii iavit in ths cas- .
Heard the Steison & Post whistle sbou,
o'clock. Am a. SIRE Of that as of
lther dates aud cts stated by me. IL
took ms about an hour 20 row from
q weli's. and about three quarters Of an
aour, per1aps q little mora. 10 row from
f3arroWs'S g. Miiler's. Tlere WAS not
uuea q a ,ren3s 10 the TINS of rOaina
from Poxeils IT, BarFow-'s and from
Burfo Fs's 20 Milief's Miller told me
q ans about s o'clock when | got there.
{ did not sea tbs clock or any watch AZ
Millet's. Miller Vas At breakfast. /
Eas at Miller's about 10 minuleL | oan
remember nothing OF the cOuv3fsAitoH
Eith Miller that morning, except be told
me he was going 10 town. ! eau M ID
time % within d - miau "a wbsn | Got
| 20 MIXERS. From the two trsss on tue
| ,nuth poiat 50 BlgArfs. r1wius IN my
/ boat, Il took me an hour and fiFe mia
| ,tes. A man named Sh han aosom
| panied me. have shown 10 particular
| interest OF feeling in this case 10 fAvar
| 4 Miller. / VAS At POwel's when
| sheriff McGtaw came there Zebra try
| 9th SAY tue steamer, but saw 90 oEe
"a board of her. Cf ftsm her. Powell
4
v.y 20 arrest Miller and hs two sous,
| md Powen suggested that go 20 Mall
| .r's house 20 see u n we're true. | told
| Miller the sheriff Wa coming 20 arrest
/ a IN for dFowuina Oolman and Patten.
| Miller did not seem to kBoW anything
/ about IL, aud asked me what COimAE .
Eas. STAYED all that night 81 Millsr's
| aause. FROM tns south psiut Of the
/ islAnd down she east side - hdler's Is
| about 1--WE miles. | got ~ Milles's bal,
! an honr bstar the sheriff Ia discuss
nc the matter at Powsifs We thonshi
u Was itspossibls for Miller 90 have
committed the crime charged against
him.
Mr.. Isabel Grace Powell Was al
n me- Feb. :. lSS6. Conway | sAu Al
1ar camp about - msBates % thai
| muraina. He lad = saw aud ax. A
attic later sax hia Ret ~ boat ans
start off next $40 him on Wednes
| iav morning. lie left car camp aopn
40 on Fra iay evening for Alller's
,tteF she sheriff had been a. oni
| qousa. We asked him TO 20. W.
| neard that the sheriff was az
,ar M,il-r's sons, aud dad 1Of Gel
| Conway that Miller hinssf was su-
pecied or " ,nted.
/ Thomas Esans-I remember the -
Of Fshsa,fy. $50 STAYED 81 NJ l.-tt
ul,.,e ths ntshs before. COT aP At I'Sj
heard the CamseretAl MIL watsile =
that time. / sent INTO the At-ier hou-
ana foand Lizzie Miller cook NJ break
fss- la fee inmates Te D break
fat. aud wdils e4uns sac Ar- Miller
sag notA ne peculiar 10 "a. appear
nee Of Ma. Miller. | saS NJ Hes sen o
6flr-n minutes after hearing "a
Tsis le. did not lsok 81 the tine
r,ses. About o'clock saw
Mir start fer towa. Oonv ~
L.iFE,s aud | sosu after started Tar L,E
res place. % roll ,o2s. az Nj, MI
- a h,s hoasa SaadAy evsnlns, FEB
ra.ry IA, aud talked vta him uati
bs5t1m-. Mr. Miller sh1Sad me "a
i ilud | took 50, l ave kuoSa Mile
sfvsu wears. 1 hSd besn az tss MILE
bsase i've OF three weeks prior 70 Fso
TnNrv S.h. was az Nillsr's most o
, he ttae from Msy. lss5. h said
eoulI stAv there without enarge.
snrkea for h,na, wis bsarded, io1Sed u
deserted icgS5ns hat. bat ssi q
Wtees. A ems dssAals Sind ft0dn -
J ssath@Ast prevailed % MoDaty-
kasw the Ssetsou 4 Post MtA Waists